Re:The Internet Relies on People Working for Free
by njharman on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @03:32PM
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> Given then, that there's very little upside to doing open source, and most/all the benefits go to profit-making corporations
Such a wild claim would require some evidence. But it's so patently false, I'll give you pass.
Linus has gotten extreme benefit from Linux and Git. And developers have massively, directly benefited and the world indirectly from Linux and Git.
Wikipedia, directly benefiting everyone, would not exist without open-source either its infrastructure or the code it runs on. The Internet would not exist without open-source.
Such a wild claim would require some evidence. But it's so patently false, I'll give you pass.
Linus has gotten extreme benefit from Linux and Git. And developers have massively, directly benefited and the world indirectly from Linux and Git.
Wikipedia, directly benefiting everyone, would not exist without open-source either its infrastructure or the code it runs on. The Internet would not exist without open-source.